Six new rooms have opened at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, featuring paintings by Florentine artists of the 17th century.
After the opening of the so-called “Blue Rooms” dedicated to foreign artists in December 2011, followed by the “Red Rooms” in June 2012 and six rooms in June 2013 dedicated to modern Mannerism, the six “Yellow Rooms” are the latest addition to the "New Uffizi" project, expanding and renovating the western wing of the Vasari complex on the first floor.
The new halls can be reached after passing Caravaggio’s works. They are organized by subject rather than by artist or chronological order, displaying allegories, still lifes, landscapes, portraits and other themes by artists such as Justus Suttermans, Jacopo Chimenti called “Empoli”, Giovanni Bilivert and many more. The most significant works have a yellow panel behind them to recall the magnificence of baroque tapestries, thus the name given to the rooms.
These halls used to house the Archives of the Uffizi until 1988 and were then used for temporary exhibitions. The New Uffizi project is intended to add more space to the permanent collections, as well as renovate the space with updated climate control and security measures.
